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As this appears to have worked well in the past, one spot per person please.
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Sure will Chelle.
If you have an extra tomato plant (mortage buster or something like that), I would love to have one. Your description in another thread sounded like what Mom and DaD grew when I was growing up. I've never had such a good tomato as they grew ,since I was little.

Yes, that is it. I will pot some up for you when and if it ever stops raining.
We have had 6 inches since friday am and are expecting 3 more by noon Wednesday! Ugh!!!! These are single stem flowers and but rebloom all sumer if dead headed. They are nice for additions to cut bouquets. Lou

I have:
Obedient plant
mint, spearmint, chocolate and Ky colonel. They have all run together, and I can't tell one from the other.
Iris, purple and yellow
cranesbill, white
loostrife
morning glories
assorted daylilies
unidentified perennial seedlings one kind I know is lupine. Several
small tomato plants They should be ready to set out about the middle of June. Most are heirlooms.

LOL Ric! Ya think so?????
Ok...everyone...these Ostrich ferns are just sooo very hard to keep alive!! But they are well worth it...cause they are soooo pretty!!! All they really need is water water water...and heaven knows most of us have had plenty of that this spring!!!
So get your FREE Ostrich ferns from me or Ric!!!
How did I do Ric?

Did somebody here express a wish for morning glories? Somebody did, and of course I can't remember who it was. I have a gazillion of them coming up, and would be glad to pot some up, and bring them to the RU. Here they have become a thug, and if nobody wants some, I am killing the little buggers!

I have 4 only (at this point) Jack's Giant Colocasia.
These are C. esculenta (your plain old cannonball EE's from the Big Box stores) BUT they are Tetraploid.
Double the usual amount of chromosomes.
What's this mean?
Well BocaJoe, who I trust on all things Tropical, says probably more Zone Hardy and...

Ric, I planted some about 5 years ago. They didn't do well at all the first 2 years, and by the 3rd year, they are all over the place. I had planted them by a fence, and since then they have invaded my daylily bed which is close, and spread to another area where we had a little garden last year. I noticed today that there are many little ones coming up in the garden space, and they are getting ready to get the axe. I had many named ones, Gradpa Otts, and others that I can't remember the names. Just a mixed bag now they have decided to wander all over the place. I will pot some up if you want some.

Bonnie I would like to have some morning glories
Marcy or Ric I sure would like to have some more ferns.
I can't get enough of them. I have a wooded back yard and they are not invassive enough for me.
I don't even know what all I have yet. I'll try to get it figured out soon.
Michelle I would like some tomatoes ( I will buy them from you)

Michele...think i saw where u have castor beans seedlings? I wouldn't mind one or two of those if u can spare them? If not..that's fine too. Seems there was something else you posted along with the castor beans...darn..can't remember what it was?...ohhhhhhhhhhh I think it was moonflowers? If you have any of those?

Michele I would like a red tomato that is on the sweet side.
And a yellow or orange one... I don't know names or anything.
You pick and I will take it... Oh and do you have one that would grow good in a 5 gal bucket or whiskey barrell?
Pauletta

I think I have 14 different tomatoes. I have three cherries, a few smaller tomatoes and several large tomatoes and tomatilloes. I'm also growing Patio which only gets 2 feet tall with two ounce tomatoes. I have Kellogg's Breakfast which is a yellow/orange. Abe Lincoln is a red that is listed as a 'sweet' one.

I will be bringing glass. Would you guys rather have mushrooms or pumpkins,and maybe balls. I would like bloodroot, goldenseal, Jack in the pulpet, trilliums, siberian iris, virginia bluebells, hellebore, blue flags. cranesbill, hepatica,butterfly weed, mountain laurel and of course violets I would take some of those zephrine Dro-- rose cuttings. Also would like some more of that sweet smelling soap if you are bringing any. I may have some paperweights, not sure.

Rebecca, I will bring violets and the rose cuttings for you. Any of your glass is great. I love the balls personally, but the little castoffs you brought last year, certainly brighten my terrariums this winter. I think of you each time I add a little water to them. Lou

Rebecca, I have white and purple cranesbill that I can share with you. Will update my space with things I have to trade.

Ric, and Paulette, while I was gone to town yesterday, DH and his big mean tractor and tiller demolished the morning glories. Bah, I am so sorry. Guess he forgot to check with me, as we both were cussing them last year. I have seeds, but no plants.

funny no takers on the dandylions ??? go figure ...
i do have NOID daylilys i have divided. i can say with 90% that they are the ones from Badseed several yrs ago. just lost the tags and just couldn't get pics in time to ID them.
two blue nikko blue hydrangea's big ones. 3 gal size . i don't like them.
Ester here is the fig you gave me last year ?? i love it
i think i need to get a bigger pot

i just never have a camera in my hands when i see them bloom.
but i have been dividing these up several time as trade plants and in my own personal garden. I just don't have much room left
it will be nice if i can get the ID's on them. So at least i can tell people what they are given :)

My Sinningia tubiflora broke a stem today, I'm going to try rooting it. It looks like I'll have Diablo Ninebark and some Hikuro Nishiki willow cuttings, they're starting to show new growth. I also have a small begonia "Boyfriend" started in a 2-1/4" pot, and another named rhizomatous whose name escapes me.

Wants:
Ferns
Sedums I don't already have (I have a lot)
Named Sempervivums I don't already have (ditto)
Fragrant or hummingbird plants I don't have
Tropicals I don't already have
Variegated plants, esp. tricolor with pink

If anyone finds Mikania ternata, I'll do anything for it. I'll make you soap or candles. I'll make your favorite food for the RU.

Celene, I would love to have the sinn. tubiflora. Also if you have a hydrangea left, I would really love to have it.

I have Kohleria "marque de Sade", Kohleria "spots and dots' cutting, alsobia "cynget",
aV "S. Bontanika', AV Rob's' Vanilla Trail', Chrita "Starlight'. Also can bring you some AV leaves. I have Begonia 'Mororoco" also if you are interested in a it. Lou

I have a starter begonias "Boyfriend" and "Springfield Queen", they are from leaf sections and are in 2-1/4" pots and small but healthy. Both of them are vigorous and have lovely winter blooms, not fussy rex PITA kinda begonias. I can also pin down some stolons of Episcia "Pink Dreams" and "Pink Smoke". I also have "My Precious" and "Faded Jade" but can't tell them apart till they bloom because my cats helpfully removed the name tags.

Celene, Thanks . I will put your name on them. The trade sounds good . Just bring what begonias and episcias you can spare, and I will be a very happy camper. I would also love to try your gardeners soap. I have seen it advertised and wondered if it was better than regular soap, or if it was just a very nice fragrance. My hands are always a mess is the summer. LOL Lou

Ric, I have some A. elegans that just germinated--no true leaves yet, but none of the perennial pipevine. You're welcome to a pot of the A. elegans if they pan out.

Lou, I'll bring you some goodies and you can pick and choose. Gardener's soap just has a little more cleansing power and scrubby jojoba beads in it, I'd use a shea butter or lotion after to help if your hands get dry and crack, like mine do.

We have a ton of Petasites japonica if anyone wants any.
Our yard is like the Pacific NW. All the plants are going gangbusters and HUGE!
(Well except for two clematis we lost to drowning.)
I'll be giving all our Butterburr to Sue if no one else wants any.
We're shifting to the Variegated and Red varieties.

LOL!
Yep! It's a honking big plant but amazing as a focal point.
Surprisingly easy to keep in check as the plants space themselves out about 2' apart and are rooted (and the stalks feel) like celery.
Shade or Boggy areas.

Yeah it's almost to the point where we need to call this the ORVG Bog...;-)

Chelle I think the secret to the Variegated Petasites is to get stock from a good, well established, tough strain that's been grown out and divided.
To me most tissue grown or hot house grown variegated perennials are a bit weak lived.

I got my stock from Joan in Hamilton.
Her clumps are fairly well variegated and now line the creek in her backyard.
I accidentally left them out, unprotected, over the winter in 4" pots.
Found them in early spring. Both pots had flowered and were growing well.
Takes a TOUGH plant to overwinter in a 4" pot!
Especially one that should be in a 4' pot! lol!
I'll be switching out the plain ones in the side yard w/ them.
Hopefully I'll have some for trade in the Fall.

I'm looking for the deep red leaved one.
Bakers had some but were a bit pricey to me (and of course hot house propagated)
The tour house on Hitching Post has a nice stand and I'm hoping to trade w/ him.

Oh durn, Joyce and Sue, let me know when you go and I'll meet you there and we can do lunch. Where exactly does Joan live?

Ric, can you send me a picture of your Petasites japonica? I had some starts from a trader late last year and it never really took off. I figured it was just too late in the year to get it established.Well, this year, I have some strange plant I have never seen before near where the petasites was planted. I'm wondering if it's trying to make a comeback for me or if it's just a really neat looking weed I have. lol

Di the strange looking 'plant' was Fuki.
That's the Japanese name for the flower.
It's edible and quite in demand over there.
The link Chelle posted shows my shots of them.

Here's a shot from last week of the young plants I'll be getting rid of,
they are to the right.
That pot in front of them is 18" across.
The English Double Chair will give you another size scale reference.

Ric...I wonder if there are different varieties of that? Mine is in my front garden and just stays right where it is...never 'runs'...or even increases????
If you have any extra, I would take one for my orchard garden.
Celene, was rereading the posts...saw you wanted ferns. Ostrich ferns or no? I have plenty!

No flowers yet, Sue and none of the little spiky things like cleome has. It's def not talll phlox, Chele - I have that over my yard and this isn't anything like it. I'll take a picture in the morning - getting ready to run out the door for scouts in a minute - and see if I can get the close-up of the leaves. Honestly, I have no idea what it is.

Di, I think maybe Dame's Rocket. Hesperis matronalis? Since mine is just starting to bloom, yours should have bloomed 2 weeks ago. Looks like phlox, but 4 petals like the rest of the mustards. Pretty nuisance!
Herman

Chele, I have strawberry and blackberry. So will put you down for some of that, plus crainsbill. My white really needs thinning. So will put you down for that. The purple is not looking good this year for some reason, so will wait and see what it does by RU time.

Ric, I just looked up fleabane and I don't think that's what it is - either the daisy or the weedy one. I had that weedy one last year and the leaves just don't look like it. I think I'm going to wait and see if the durn thing flowers. Perhaps I'll bring some of it to the RU and maybe someone can figure it out.

Just for the summer, and I need one of the older girls to help around the house. Are any of them good cooks? DGD will be here all summer, so one about her age, 15, if you can do that. I know I am not asking for much. grin.

Marcy was it you who had the ostrich fern? If so I would like a small start. I am working on another little garden, and these would be nice there. Also need any kind of sedum, or hens and chicks, a succulent ground cover, and anything that would grow in partial shade.

I found some more morning glories today, so if anybody else wants some, i think I have about 15 now.

Bonnie, have you considered sweet woodruff? It has interesting foliage and fills in nicely. Lou said she had mini hostas. I probably could spare a small lime green one. Can't think of the name right this minute. I probably have a couple extra hens and chicks too. I can check in the morning.

LOL...glad I'm not the only one that can't remember here. Last I looked, I wasn't Mary..but I will bring you some Ostrich fern Bonnie...hehehe!
I'll try and look either today or tomorrow...to see what all I have available. FINALLY...some SUNSHINE...wooohooooooooo!!!

Very small, about 3 feet wide by about 4 feet long. But it will have some rocks, and the hen and chicks, another succulent called snake plant, sedum and the hostas. I have natural moss there, and don't want to disturb it if I can help it.

Mystic , it will be good to see you again. Take a look at my trade and gift list. I don't need any trades for them . Most will be tossed after the RU if no one wants them. I'd be glad to bring waht ever you might want. Lou

I'll pot them up for you, janaestone. They sometimes look a little puny after transplant, but they'll perk back up. Nothing kills them, I always feel bad weeding them out, they're a good herbal tea for GI upset.

Anybody need lily of the valley just dug up a ton of it? Chele I have got you some various tree seedlings, ROS, Redbud, and a couple sweet gum. I wish I had know sooner you wanted them my beds where full of them.

It's okay. You know me. I'm happy with anything. I'm trying to build up more tree and shrub stock so I have more permanent offerings. It takes a good year or two before most are big enough to do anything with so I'm trying to plan ahead. :) Esther invited us to come prune her landscaping next month. What a brave lady!

The wedding I went to yesterday gave 2 year seedlings as there favors. It was so cool. I will check with Cori when she comes back to work and see if you had any left to get rid of. She had coffee and some kind of oak.

I will take lily of the valley if you have extra. Thanks. Also Ric if you have extra petastis or whatever (the big leaf one). By the way the water lilies I got last year came back and the fish hide under them stickin their little noses out.

does anyone want any kittys ?
we just found 4 in our carport. I m going to try and trap mama kitty.
but honestly i don't know if i got the money to do this and nor the time .
just thought i would ask. :)
they are 4 , 3 weeks old and need bottle feeding.
thanks
sue

Sue, I have tons of experience bottle feeding kittens if you need help. What are you using to feed them--bottle, eyedropper, etc? If you use a dropper, it'll take forever to get enough volume into them, and the stimulation of suckling is lost. With most nursing bottles, the holes in the nipples are way too small; you'll need to enlarge them with something, or the kitties get frustrated at suckling and having little milk come out.

They are mostly 2x2 plugs or 1x3 plugs. Some I just started last week for Judy but she only wants bout 1/2 dozen of each.

As for water plants, I only have Iris pseudocorus, Iris versicolor, one hardy water lily and possibly cattails. I see one fuzz head out there so I assume it's on a plant. ROTFLOL Yeah, neglect. I've not had the heart or the money to mess with the pond for the past 2-3 years. Those plants are in the bog. The only plant in the actual big pond is the one little lily.

I do have other plants from my business stock that I would possibly trade but they would have to be for good sized plants of like value.

Does everyone bring extra plants to trade with others that don't post on here? I haven't been to a large RU before. My first one was the fall one last year at Joyce's house so I really wasn't sure how this worked.

Let me know if there is anything I dont have listed to bring to people?
Chele...did i ever get back with you about anything else? So much been going on here..I honestly dont know where I'm at...LOL!
Gonna try and get more ferns dug out today...i may just wrap them...and save on my soil mix. I still have plenty of ferns to dig.
Ok...better get with it!

LOL Marcy! I wrote to you last. I noticed that yesterday. I went back to read the post because I had forgotten your hyacinth bean vines. I knew you wanted something else and couldn't remember what so I had to check the dmail. Your dropped the ball. You left me hanging. boo hooo hooo. LOL

Waste YOUR soil mix and save mine! hahahaha Seriously, wrapping them is fine with me. I'm waiting until the last minute to dig for someone partially for that reason and partially so they will fit in their car!

Today I picked up the last glass. I have big balls, pumkins and mushrooms. Alas some of the mushrooms broke but I'm bringing them any way. Should be enough for everyone I'm trading with and some extras. I am excited!

Most of the ferret recommendations are for half the cat dose (45mg). My daughter and I read and read last night and everything that mentioned ferrets said it could be used but it's not recommended or had not been tested. Really helpful... I don't think Revolution was mentioned but I didn't quite note the age of the article.

It's not tested, it's an off-label use. There are going to be few products tested on ferrets, the cost to test is really high considering the market. That's why so few shampoos and that sort of thing are tested on cats. Revolution is an rx product, you'll have to discuss its use with your vet.

I'm doing this very last minute I know so not expecting much :) You can look at my journal Available for trade at ORVG RU for plants I have available.

Have; a couple jade plants, one is variegated. Couple young AV's just not sure of the bloom color. Have Dwarf Papyrus(large divisions), daffodil doubles which increase quickly and are fragrant 'Bridal Veil' I think. Also, have some small Pony Tail Palms.

Lana, did you find a hotel? Peggy had mentioned that someone stayed at a B&B. I think it was Kimberley and Howie. Lou also stayed somewhere I think. I forgot to ask them.

I'm interested in the dwarf Papyrus if you have it to spare. You know you are welcome to my veggies. I also have Basil Genovese. I'm thinking I bought Cilantro seeds too which are best sown in place depending on what you want to do with them.

Chele, bringing you some Papyrus :) I'll be shopping at your house, too ;) So will get maters, basil and maybe cilantro? I'm not good with seeds. Probably going to end up being a day trip. Just not wanting to spend $100 for a hotel that usually costs $50. Looks like the weather is going to be nice for us tomorrow, yay!

I make lotions, lip balms, face cream, whipped shea, sugar scrub, soy candles and soaps. I use a honey-scented oatmeal soap with carrots for my face. I have red hair and cadaver-white skin, so it's mild enough that it doesn't break it out.

Judy, would love to have var. Liriope and Chelone and maybe some Iris. I have Dwarf Papyrus, Double Daffodil 'Bridal Veil', a couple AV plants, a variegated Jade Plant and some Pony Tail Palms if you're interested.

Hey Rebecca, Just had to show you where I placed my glass. It's so pretty sitting next to my weigela and the pink compliments the bloom perfectly. DH said I should place it up high somewhere but I really like it when you find a hidden treasure in a garden and thought it was perfect situated here. Thank you so much for this - I really, really like it!

I can't remember who was I was talking about this to today but here's a picture of my weeping redbud. It's called 'Lavender Twist' and mine is about seven years old. I bought it for the greenhouse I used to manage. When the greenhouse was closed the owner told me I had first pick on what I wanted to take home - guess what that was? It's a beautiful tree and so lovely in the spring when it's blooming. I'll have seeds in the fall if anyone wants me to save some.

Di that is gorgeous. For sure, put me down for some of those seeds. If they germinate, I may have several in the yard in the future! The glass does look good there, and as you say, compliments the weigela.

I think it was a very successful day. I got home and unloaded all the plants that you generous people gifted me, and then DH and I went out to eat. Home to get a shower, and then type the church bulletin, and now I am about ready to fall in bed. Tomorrow, I will have duty at the cemetery, so another busy day.

Okay, regarding plants, I think I have a helpful hint for future years. I think we all need to add SUN or SHADE to plant tags. I'm about to run out there and try to figure out where everything goes before it fries. LOL

Thanks to everyone that loaded me down with all their trees and shrubs! I can't wait to look them all up and find them permanent homes.

It was really great to see everyone!

I went to the ER last night and got started on antibiotics. My apologies for gagging, coughing and not being extremely outgoing. I felt awful. I still do but hope it clears quickly.

Hey everyone...we had a great time too!! It was so good to see all of you again!!
Chele...hope you get to feeling better now! Di...for sure...save me a couple of those weeping redbud seeds!! I am not into weeping trees much...but that is really pretty!
Ric...I'm glad you didn't say it was us that was lost..lol. We didn;t have a problem on the way home...except Dave almost got us killed...but cutting over in front of a big caddy! He says he did not see it...must have been a blind spot...? The guy laid on his horn...which was a wimpy thing. We either one hardly heard it..but saw the car on our bumper! Then as he passed us...he gave that 'universal signal' to Dave...LOL! Think I will be driving on the interstates from now on!! Whew! Glad I am still here!
Thanks to Rebecca for the glass ball. It will be going in my garden today!
Hi to everyone...and glad you all made it home safely!
Talk later...huggs!

still getting plants in ground
glad your safe Marcy. !
have fun with family Ric.
back to planting
getting a lot of my annaual that didn't sell in the garden
also some big butterfly bushes need to go to
got the chickens in the feild coop so they are all set.

My planting day will be tomorrow. I had cemetery duty today, so no work planting got done. When I got home from the cemetery, I got in the pool (wasn't as cool as I had imagined) and brushed and vacuumed. I think another round of vacuuming tomorrow will have it in good shape. Just in time for me to plant awhile and get hot and sweaty, and then go work in the pool to cool off. Can't beat that.

I didn't say anything at the RU, but on the way up, I was almost in an accident, and I would have been the meat between the bread slices. Was following a car, going the speed limit, and all of a sudden the car slams on his brakes. I got stopped, but looked in my mirror and a pick up was all over the road trying to get stopped. He finally took the ditch to avoid rear ending me and the other car. Come to find out there was a truck pulling another truck in front of the car that was ahead of me, and evidently the chain broke, and the disabled truck came to a stand still, which caused all the problems. The tea that you all didn't drink at the RU is in the back floor of my car! Do you know what will take out tea stains from a beige carpet?

Thanks Ric, I should have tackled it when I first got home, but was too tired. I did use the shop vac on it and have allowed it to dry. I was thinking of mildew in a closed car. I will somehow work that into my already busy sounding day tomorrow.

I hate I75 through Cincinnati, seems like there is always a construction zone, or an accident that has slowed traffic to a crawl. Glad that you didn't get into an accident. Guess we have angels sitting on our shoulders!

Bonnie, I wonder if you can try Resolve carpet cleaner? It's in an aerosol can. You spray it on, rub it in with a mop or sponge then vacuum it off. It's supposed to be good for high traffic areas.

I forgot to tell you all about our traffic mishap. Craig got a flat on the way home from the RU. He was driving in front, with Lana and Brian in the middle and me bringing up the rear. Next thing I know, he's driving half off the road and his car is bouncing up and down. We got pulled over into a Goldstar parking lot. First we couldn't get the back door open so people had to clime in to unload the plants in his car to find out the tire was under the car but the nut was still inside. Got the donut off, put it on the car and Morganne broke the nut that holds the tire line up. Geesh. After we got home, Brian figured out how to get the back door open. It has a broken latch. At least we know we can rig it now or open it from the inside.

Yes, Ric. I need to thank all who worked to put the RU together. It was great weather, great company, great food and super great plants.What more can a perfect RU offer? I really enjoyed seeing everybody and appreciate all the great plants I have for this summer and future summers. I think maybe , we should explore having a second RU in the fall and having it a little closer to Cincy so maybe it wouldn't be such a long trip for some. Or maybe there is an in-between location that is suitable. I will help out in any way I can from Indiana. I need to get in touch with a lot of the southern Indiana Dgers and see if I can get them involved in our forum and maybe to attend a RU. At one time, there were very few Hoosiers on DG, but I looked the other day , and the numbers are growing. Yah!